2017 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956
Act 218 of 1956 THE INSURANCE CODE OF 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)
218-1956-4 CHAPTER 4 AUTHORIZATION OF INSURERS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (500.402...500.480)
Section 500.410a Bail bond surety and fidelity insurance company; authority to transact insurance.
Sec. 410a.
(1) To qualify for and maintain authority to transact insurance in this state solely as a bail bond surety and fidelity insurance company on or after February 1, 2004, an insurer in good standing in its state of domicile that is subject to regulation by the commissioner shall possess and thereafter maintain unimpaired capital and surplus in an amount determined adequate by the commissioner to continue to comply with section 403 but not less than $4,500,000.00 and have, in addition, not less than $3,000,000.00 in current guarantees and security with respect to bail bonds issued by the insurer in states in which it is then authorized. An insurer with authority to transact bail bond surety and fidelity insurance in this state shall not offer or provide surety and fidelity coverages other than bail bonds.
(2) The commissioner shall take into account the risk based capital requirements as developed by the national association of insurance commissioners and the claims history for Michigan bail bonds issued by the licensed bail bond agencies for which the insurer will be or is issuing bail bonds in Michigan in order to determine adequate compliance with section 403.
(3) As used in this section, “bail bond surety and fidelity insurance” is surety and fidelity insurance that is limited to the provision of bail bonds.
History: Add. 2004, Act 113, Imd. Eff. May 21, 2004
Popular Name: Act 218
